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Does anyone have more info on this sword? It sounds and looks interesting. The tang is so wide and it looks like there is iron around the organic hilt parts. It says 1st century bc but it thought that was 2nd or 3rd century.
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http://m.novanewsnow.com/News/Regional/2...-Gladius/1
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If it is that old, then it is only the second Republican period Gladius found.
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If I saw that pic without a text, I`d think it`s a late medieval or rennaissance "langes Messer" or "Bauernwehr" or "Katzbalger". But nothing roman
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It could be! I wonder if they only speculate it to be a gladius. I don't see any information to back up the statement. It's in a museum so someone highly trained hopefully has taken a look at this.
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I cannot believe there is no other information about this sword out there. Does anyone know if it's in the miks book?
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I think you linked their main page and not the actual link, because I cant find the article you are asking about
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No definitely the right link. It's the second picture on the top. You have to scroll through it. The article just talks about the soldier finding the weapon on the battlefield.
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